y d M n a k ing a C m emory v er s e Psalm 119:103 AIMS: To learn different ways to make candy To gain tips and techniques for candy making To understand that the words of the Bible are sweet to our ears Discovering: Handy Candy Fun Facts Can you answer these candy facts? Fill in the blanks with the following choices: in my ow n word s, this means... Chocolate Hard candy Lollipops Peanut brittle Taffy 1. In one hour enough pieces of are made to cover about 1.3 miles. 2. 5,900 are made in one minute using a candy-making machine. 3. Younger children are more likely than older children to prefer . 4. is the number one preferred candy. 5. Candy making is a process. Here are some tips to make it go smoothly! The first candy ever made was Sweet Survival Tips l Always read the recipe ahea d of time and follow it care fully. l Use high qu ality in l Use a woode n sp gredients. oon! l Use a candy thermometer w hen necessary. l Make candy when the weath er is cool and dry. l Don’t rush th e process. 226 | Exploring and Using God’s Gifts and Talents . Rock Candy Recipe Give it a try! With an adult’s help, try the simple recipe below. Ingredients: Equipment: 1 cup waterString, cut about 6-8 inches long 2 cups sugarPencil or wooden craft stick Food coloring of your choicePaper clip A few drops of your favorite candy flavoring Glass jar Medium saucepan Wooden spoon Directions: 1. Tie one end of the piece of string around the middle of the stick or pencil. Cut the string, if necessary, so that it is a little shorter than your jar. 2. Moisten the string with a little water and roll it in the sugar. 3.Put the paper clip on the end of the string to help it hang straight down. Lay the stick over the top of the glass jar so the string hangs down inside the jar. The end of the string should not touch the bottom of the jar. 4.Put the cup of water into a medium saucepan and heat until it boils. 5. Add 2 cups of sugar to the boiling water while stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Keep stirring until the sugar dissolves. (If you have a candy thermometer the temperature of the sugar water should reach 240o Fahrenheit or 115o Celsius.) 6.Remove pan from heat. If you want to add flavoring or color, stir it in now. The more drops added, the stronger the flavor will be. 7.Pour the hot mixture into the jar. 8. Let the sugar water sit for a few days where no one will bother it. The crystals will begin to form along the string in a few hours. Let them grow for 3 to 10 days. Note: Larger crystals will grow by letting them grow for more days and also by making a thick sugar water mixture. Be sure you add the whole 2 cups of sugar, or even a little more. 9. When you’re ready to eat the rock candy, take the candy-covered string out of the jar. Break the pieces apart and enjoy. 10.Store leftover candy in a covered container. Understanding: Ouch! That’s Hot! Getting the temperature right is often one of the trickiest parts of candy making. The temperature needs to be precise, so it’s important to know what happens at different temperatures. Research the terms to find out the correct temperature, and then fill in the definitions. TERM TEMPERATURE DEFINITION Soft Ball - (fudge) Firm Ball - (caramel) Hard Ball - (taffy) Soft Crack - (toffee) Hard Crack – (peanut brittle) It’s a Candy-Land Out There! Peanut brittle! Fudge! Taffy! Rock candy! Truffles! Molded candy! Suckers! Filled candies! Sea foam! Caramel! There are hundreds of types of candies to make. Look through cookbooks or search a cooking website and find an easy recipe you would like to try. Make it and share the results with your GEMS group. What kind of candy recipe did you make? Exploring and Using God’s Gifts and Talents | 227 Practicing & Serving: Healthy Candy There is one candy that has some health benefits. Do you know what it is? Here are some hints. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. It is good for your heart. It lowers your blood pressure. It lowers your cholesterol. It tastes great! It is dark. What’s your best guess? 1 # ? And The Winner Is… A small bar of dark chocolate every day does have health benefits. However, this is not true for white or milk chocolate. Some healthy ways of using dark chocolate might be: Learn the memory verse by heart and be able to recite it. Then pick two of these options to complete your Candy Making badge! a Find out what the cold-water test is for candy making. Write it out and explain it to an adult. b Research the history of one of the following types of candy: taffy, chocolate, peanut brittle, or candy bars. Make a list of main facts about the candy and include a recipe. c Have a microwave candy making party. Invite a small group of guests, asking each girl to bring a microwave candy recipe and the ingredients. Make each of the recipes, then divide the results into several attractive containers. Decide together who you might be able to share the sweet treats with. Include a kind note of why you are sharing. d • Making a healthy trail mix with dark chocolate chips Tour a candy shop that makes a variety of candies on site. If possible, watch some type of candy being made. Ask questions and notice the tools being used. Then observe the packaging ideas. Write a paragraph about what you learned about the candy making business. • Making chocolate peanut butter apple slices • Dipping strawberries or graham crackers in melted dark chocolate • Making homemade dark chocolate candy bars in molds Applying: God had a good and perfect plan for including Psalm 119:103 in the Bible. What has He taught you through the study of this verse and badge? The Sweetest of Them All We know chocolate is a favorite treat to eat, and it helps but an even better treat is a relationship with Jesus Christ. He wants to keep our heart healthy and alive with Him! The truth that Jesus offers us salvation through believing in Him is sweetness to our ears! GOOD JOB! to keep our heart healthy, parent or counselor signature 228 | Exploring and Using God’s Gifts and Talents / / date